This project explored self-regulation among children impacted by leaming disabilities.
More specifically, this thesis examined whether a remedial literacy program called Reading Rocks! offered by the Leaming Disabilities ...

Narrative therapy is a postmodern therapy that takes the position that people
create self-narratives to make sense of their experiences. To date, narrative therapy has
compiled virtually no quantitative and very little ...

This project is a deconstructive discourse analysis of smart girlhood. From a feminist
post structural framework, with a focus on discourse and performative identity, I scrutinize three
dominant discourses of smartness ...

This study examines issues of racism and sexism through the lens of Critical Race Theory
and the interaction of personal and composite narratives. Specifically, the study explores
how mainstream media’s hegemonic ...

The goal of the present study was to examine the barriers to access in health
services faced by individuals with intellectual disabilities (ID), as well as the nature of
communication between people with ID and those who ...

Developing a strong relationship is essential for optimal child development and it is
possible for fathers to fully participate in developing this close bond. Men often develop
this relationship through interactive play ...

This study used three Oculomotor Delayed Response (ODR) tasks to investigate the unique cognitive demands during the delay period. Changes in alpha power were used to index cognitive efforts during the delay period. ...

There is substantial research linking meaning-making ability and psychological well-being in the
context of turning point events. Still, an important research question remains: whether
individuals who report meaning-making ...

This qualitative research examines how service provisions affect lives of unaccompanied minors in Canada. In this study I utilized a semi-structured individual interview method. Among thirteen participants in my study, ...

This thesis explores the connection between the historical and social construction of madness in relation to how society currently views madness and schizophrenia. The anti-psychiatry movement has been outlined using the ...

Currently, much of the autism literature supports the notion that Pervasive Developmental
Disorder (PDD) is a deviation from what is considered "normal" and, accordingly, that it is in
need of early remediation. This ...

The present study evaluated the use of stimulus equivalence in teaching monetary skills
to school aged children with autism. An AB within-subject design with periodic probes was
used. At pretest, three participants ...

The purpose of this research project was to explore how women lightweight rowers in Ontario negotiate their gender and body identity. Through a feminist post-structural lens I investigated both ‘acceptable’ and contradictory ...

People with intellectual disabilities (ID) are more likely to be victims of abuse and
human rights violations than people without ID. The 3Rs: Rights, Respect, and
Responsibility project has developed and is testing ...